Scouting Knowledge 1
It’s a 10-letter word for a newbie as well as the second rank in Boy Scouts.
What is Tenderfoot
When asked “For what?” with regard to this motto of the Boy Scouts, Robert Baden-Powell said, “Why, for any old thing.”
What is Be prepared
Arthur C. Clarke, Alex Haley & John Knowles have written for this 90-year-old Scouting publication.
What is Boy's Life
Kangaroos & gorillas gather in these groups (as do Boy Scouts).
What is a troop
If you can describe a float, trap and drainpipe, you’re on your way to a badge in this field.
What is Plumbing
For a Boy Scout, it’s the tie that binds.
What is the square knot
Immaculate is a synonym for this word that can precede “getaway” or a “sweep.”
What is clean
“On my honor” this oath says to “help other people at all times.”
What is the scout oath
Of 10, 21 or 25, the number of merit badges a Scout needs to qualify for the rank of Eagle Scout.
What is 21
That’s a GPS unit on the badge for this new 10-letter orienteering hobby.
What is Orienteering
The Boy Scouts of America headquarters is in this state where all of George Strait’s exes live.
What is texas
In 1907, the first four groups in this organization started in England were the Bulls, the Wolves, the Curlews & the Ravens.
What is Boy Scouts
Since 1974, mulch from this annual Rockefeller Center sight has gone to Boy Scouts to use as ground cover in camps.
What is a Christmas tree
The Guinness record for knot-tying measures the fastest time for tying the 6 knots listed in this handbook.
What is the boy scout handbook
This Eagle Scout film director depicted Indiana Jones as a Boy Scout in “The Last Crusade.”
Who is Steven Spielburg
From the French for summoning, it’s the practice of a Scout safely lowering himself down a mountainside.
What is rappeling
To qualify for a Bugling merit badge, a Scout must know 15 calls, including this one sounded at the end of the day.
What is taps
This practice, also done by film editors, joins two ropes & makes them almost as strong as the original ones.
What is splicing
When Scouts swim safely, they use this system in which one Scout looks out for the other & vice versa.
What is the buddy system
This synonym for “amiable” linked with a comic book ghost.
What is friendly
An adjective in the Boy Scout Law, it means not wasteful with money.
What is Thrifty
The Boy Scouts of America’s highest award for service is “The Silver” one of these Plains animals.
What is a Buffalo
The Boy Scouts logo features an eagle on this French-named item, a stylized lily.
What is a fleur-de-lis?
A clove hitch is useful in camping; tie a rope to your sack of food, which you’ll hang high to make this alliterative “bag.”
What is a bear bag
California’s Boy Scout Camp Winton is near a gold-bearing area called “the Mother Lode” in the foothills of this mountain range.
What are the Sierra Nevadas